EP3257723A4 - Steering device - Google Patents

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EP3257723A4
EP3257723A4 EP16796542.5A EP16796542A EP3257723A4 EP 3257723 A4 EP3257723 A4 EP 3257723A4 EP 16796542 A EP16796542 A EP 16796542A EP 3257723 A4 EP3257723 A4 EP 3257723A4
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Suguru Sugishita
Naoki Kabe
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62DMOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/16Steering columns
    • B62D1/18Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable
    • B62D1/184Mechanisms for locking columns at selected positions
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62DMOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/16Steering columns
    • B62D1/18Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable
    • B62D1/185Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable adjustable by axial displacement, e.g. telescopically
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62DMOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/16Steering columns
    • B62D1/18Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable
    • B62D1/187Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable with tilt adjustment; with tilt and axial adjustment
EP16796542.5A 2015-05-19 2016-05-18 Steering device Active EP3257723B1 (en)

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JP2015102171 2015-05-19
JP2015203674 2015-10-15
JP2015207039 2015-10-21
PCT/JP2016/064801 WO2016186149A1 (en) 2015-05-19 2016-05-18 Steering device

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EP3257723A1 EP3257723A1 (en) 2017-12-20
EP3257723A4 true EP3257723A4 (en) 2018-07-11
EP3257723B1 EP3257723B1 (en) 2019-04-17

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EP (1) EP3257723B1 (en)
JP (1) JP6142970B2 (en)
CN (1) CN107614355B (en)
WO (1) WO2016186149A1 (en)

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US20180029627A1 (en) 2018-02-01
EP3257723B1 (en) 2019-04-17
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